What is your favorite among the

following sport above?

What are the benefits of active sports
participation?
How does sports influence the
physical activity participation of the
community?
Volleyball
• Volleyball is a game wherein two teams volley the
ball in the air back and forth over the net. It is played
by two opposing teams of six players each on a court
with the objective of landing the ball into the
opponent’s court to gain a point or a score. The
game has a set of rules that should be followed for
you to progress in the game, a team should reach 25
points with a minimum lead of two points in three to
five sets. In case that both teams reach 24 points,
the game continues until a two-point lead is
achieved.
• The Playing Court – the playing area includes
the playing court and the free zone. A playing
court is a rectangular shape of 18 meters in
length and 9 meters in width surrounded by a
free zone of at least 3 meters wide. The court
is divided into two, each half to be occupied
by a team during the game.

 Parts of the volleyball court:

o Center Line – it divides the playing court into two
equal courts of 9 meters by 9 meters each.
o Attack Line – it is the front partition of each court
measuring 3 meters from the centerline. The area
between the center line and the attack line is the
front zone.
o Back Zone – it is the second partition of the playing
court from the attack line to the end line measuring 6
meters long and where back row players are
positioned.
o Service Zone – it is the 9-meter wide area behind
each end line.
• The Ball – the ball is a spherical
shape of flexible leather or
synthetic leather with a bladder
inside made of rubber or similar
material. Its circumference is 65-
67 cm (26 inches) and weighs
about 260-280 grams.
Below are the following basic skills used in volleyball:
• Serve – the act of putting the ball in
play by hitting the ball toward the
opponent’s courtside. These are the
types of service:
 Underhand serve – the act of serving the ball by
hitting it below the waist level instead of tossing
it up and striking it over the head level.
• Overhead serve – the act of serving the ball by
tossing it overhead and striking it above the head
level.
Pass – an attempt to properly
handle the opponent’s service or
attack. It is also called reception.
Dig – the ability of stopping the
ball from touching the court’s
ground after an attack or strike.
Block – the act of preventing the Set – the act of putting the ball into a
opponent’s attempt to strike or position that the attacker can strike
attack. the ball hard toward the opponent’s
court.
Attack – the act of striking the ball
hard overhead just above the net.
This is the common way of getting a
score in the game of volleyball.
Basic Volleyball Rules for Playing
the Game
o 6 players on a team, 3 on the front row and 3 on the back row
o Maximum of three hits per side
o The player may not hit the ball twice in succession (A block is not
considered a hit)
o The ball may be played off the net during a volley and on a serve
o A ball hitting a boundary line is "in"
o A ball is "out" if it hits:
an antennae,
the floor completely outside the court,
any of the net or cables outside the antennae,
the referee stand or pole,
the ceiling above a non-playable area
o It is legal to contact the ball with any part of a player’s body
o It is illegal to catch, hold, or throw the ball
o If two or more players contact the ball at the same time, it is
considered one play and either player involved may make the next
contact (provided the next contact isn't the teams 4th hit)
o A player cannot block or attack a serve from on or inside the 10-foot
line
o After the serve, front line players may switch positions at the net
o At the higher competition, the officiating crew may be made up of
two refs, line judges, a scorer, and an assistant scorer
Volleyball Rule Violations
Committing any of these volleyball rule violations results in a point for the opponent.

• Stepping on or across the service line when serving while making

contact with the ball.
• Failure to serve the ball over the net successfully.
• Ball-handling errors and contacting the ball illegally (double
touching, lifting, carrying, throwing, etc.)
• Touching the net with any part of the body while the ball is in play.
• Blocking a ball coming from the opponent’s court and contacting
the ball when reaching over the net if your opponent has not used
3 contacts AND has a player there to make a play on the ball.
• Attacking a ball coming from the opponent’s court and contacting
the ball when reaching over the net when the ball has not yet
broken the vertical plane of the net.
• Crossing the court centerline with any part of your body, with
the exception of a hand or foot. It is only considered a violation
if the entire hand or entire foot crosses the court centerline.
• Serving out of rotation or out of order.
• Back row player blocking (deflecting a ball coming from the
opponent) when, at the moment of contact, the back row
player is near the net and has part of their body above the top
of the net. This is an illegal block.
• Back row player attacking a ball inside the front zone (the area
inside the 3M/10-foot line) when, at the moment of contact,
the ball is completely above the net. This is an illegal attack.
Official Hand Signals in Volleyball for
Referee
https://www.fivb.com/en/refereeingandrules